Shargacucullia blattariae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1790. It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, Israel and Jordan.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Shargacucullia |
| Species: | S. blattariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Shargacucullia blattariae (Esper, 1790) | |
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Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Scrophularia species, including Scrophularia canina.
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